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FM 1-140 Helicopter Gunnery

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FM 1-140

Helicopter Gunnery

Army · FM · Oct 1986 · 236 pages

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Successful mission accomplishment on today's air-land battlefield requires that attack helicopter crews place effective fire on the enemy without being destroyed themselves. The key to effective helicopter gunnery is a realistic training program. This manual recommends an aerial gunnery training program that enables a unit to attainand maintain combat proficiency. Aerial gunnery tables for qualification and continuation training of crews and teams are included. Examples are given of aerial gunnery skills tests, score- cards, and range layouts for an aerial gunnery program. The purpose of this field manual is to improve the ability of the helicopter crew to place rounds on the target rapidly and accurately. This includes mastering basic aircraft flying techniques, target detection skills, and accurate range estimation.

DesignationFM 1-140

EditionOct 1986

StatusSuperseded

Pages236

FunctionAviation

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 20

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